Employed at the Library of Congress for more than a half century (1871–1923), Daniel Alexander Payne Murray (1852–1925) was the institution’s first African American professional. His life and work engage four themes in African American history. First, Murray and his network of public intellectuals debated the most pressing social, political, and cultural issues of the time. Murray scrutinized African American literacy, history, and bibliography, on racial science, and on industrial work. He also embarked upon an African American encyclopedia. Second, Murray’s life and work showed the combustible intersection of class and race that often cleaved the black community as they debated the best strategies to achieve full citizenship in Jim Crow America. Third, as a professional librarian, Murray engaged the public sphere, marshaling his intellectual authority in service of racial uplift. Finally, Murray adds to our understanding of African American social, cultural, professional, and political life in Washington, DC.

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“黑人参考书目圣人”：图书馆员丹尼尔·AP·穆雷（Daniel AP Murray）

丹尼尔·亚历山大·佩恩·穆雷（1852-1921年）在国会图书馆工作了半个多世纪（1871-1923年），是该机构的第一位非洲裔美国专业人员。他的生活和工作涉及非洲裔美国历史上的四个主题。首先，穆雷和他的公共知识分子网络辩论了当时最紧迫的社会，政治和文化问题。默里详细审查了非裔美国人的素养，历史和参考书目，以及种族科学和工业工作。他还着手撰写非裔美国人百科全书。其次，穆雷（Murray）的生活和工作显示出阶级和种族之间的可燃交汇点，在他们讨论在吉姆·克罗美国（Jim Crow America）获得完全公民身份的最佳策略时，经常分裂黑人社区。第三，作为专业图书馆员，穆雷参与了公共领域，调动他的知识权威来服务于种族提升。最后，穆雷增加了我们对华盛顿特区非裔美国人社会，文化，职业和政治生活的理解。